Job Summary
Direct the financial operations of the club. Supervise the accounting functions and directly assist the General Manager on all strategic matters relating to budget management, cost-benefit analysis, forecasting needs and internal control.
Prepare financial statements, forecasts and analyses for all administrative and managerial functions. Maintain all accounting records; develop, analyze and interpret statistical and accounting information.
Evaluate operating results for costs, revenues, budgets, policies of operation, trends and increased profit possibilities.
Serve as liaison to treasurer, Management, Housing & Finance committees. Supervise the staffing, scheduling, training and professional development of the department’s members.
Club Accountant Job Responsibilities
- Works with the club’s external auditors to assure that procedures are consistent with club policies.
- Prepares and verifies reports made to agencies and trade and professional organizations for which dissemination is consistent with club policies.
- Directs, may participate in and verifies the taking of inventories for beverages, food, supplies, equipment, furnishings and other club assets.
- Verifies that all insurance records for club property are properly maintained.
- Reconciles monthly ledgers including receivables, payables, bank and other asset accounts, and wage accounts.
- Informs and advises other department heads about the financial aspects of their responsibilities.
- Prepares or supervises preparation of applicable statutory tax returns.
- Prepares accounting reports as necessary and appropriate for dissemination to the executive committee and other club committees.
- Monitors to assure that procedures for effective receiving and storeroom control are in place and consistently used.
- Trains, supervises, schedules and evaluates accounting staff.
- Attends monthly housing & finance committee and other meetings as required.
- Oversees member billing and collection procedures.
- Compiles, approves and maintains credit applications for vendors in accordance with the clubs procurement policy and procedures
- Maintains fixed asset ledgers and prepares depreciation schedules for monthly entries.
- Manages assigned projects as they relate to the department and club’s needs.
- Audits all cash and charge expenditures.
- Safeguards all funds in bank accounts; assures that revenues are properly and correctly deposited and supervises the drawing of all checks.
- Monitors collection of past due accounts, advises general manager, treasurer, and finance & housing committee when difficult situations may arise.
- Interacts with the club’s external accounting firm and its auditors as necessary.
Qualifications for the Club Accountant Job
- CPA (K)
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree is an added advantage
- Minimum of Three to five years of professional accounting experience with at least two of those years as an
- Overall Financial / Cost Accountant in a busy organisation such a club or a Manufacturing enterprise.
- Experience as a Club Accountant is an added advantage
- Experience supervising a staff/team of accountants and bookkeepers.
- Experience in cost accounting will be added advantage.
- Experience overseeing information technology operations.
- Conversant with automated accounting systems and specifically Quick books
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